Concerning reports suggesting that the Ministry of Labor's Occupational Accident Rehabilitation Home is somewhat redundant, the following explanation is provided: After the Ministry of Labor set up the first COAPRE, it announced the establishment of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services for occupational accident workers. Furthermore, it is planning to provide an all-in-one return to work assistance system.

Due to involvement in medical rehabilitation, social rehabilitation, occupational rehabilitation, and vocational rehabilitation, the Ministry of Labor currently collaborates with medical institutions and recognizes 36 occupational rehabilitation institutions that mainly help occupational accident workers with medical and occupational rehabilitation. These institutions provide support for post-accident insurance benefits, post-injury work suitability assessments, vocational counseling assessments, development and evaluation of aids, job accommodation, job simulation, and employment matching. However, these services are not fully provided by specialized medical institutions. Furthermore, for complex cases such as traumatic brain injuries, additional time and support are required for employment services. Consequently, drawing on the experiences of countries like Japan, the creation of integrated specialized vocational rehabilitation institutions is necessary to collaborate with existing medical rehabilitation institutions, dividing the work and offering more resources and services to occupational accident workers.

For instance, although each medical institution may have a pediatric department, a national-level children's hospital was still established. In light of the current impact of declining birth rates, the Ministry of Labor cherishes all labor resources. In particular, disadvantaged occupational accident workers are often breadwinners in their families, thus it is imperative to invest more resources to help them return to work as soon as possible.

COAPRE plays a coordinating role among various occupational accident medical institutions. Considering that most disabled occupational accident workers are concentrated in south Taiwan, it would be more convenient to serve occupational accident workers if the center was located in a region with convenient transport services. Due to the need for closer integration with rehabilitation treatment facilities in the future, the center will provide post-rehabilitation referral services. Therefore, priority will be given to pilot testing at suitable locations along the Kaohsiung Metro. In addition, COAPRE is designed to include transportation commuting tool simulations and functional muscle strength testing training systems (PrimusRS). It is believed that these measures will provide better return to work services for occupational accident workers.